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How Climate Change Puts SA’s Water at Risk, and Why PPPs Can Help

March 11, 2025/ITP Communications The impacts of climate change on South Africa’s fresh water resources are becoming increasingly apparent, and without urgent interventions, new infrastructure models and private participation, the water crisis could exceed already worrying predictions. This is according to water and wastewater treatment industry stakeholders and experts on […]

Vitor Gaspar to Retire as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department

March 10, 2025/IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today that Vitor Gaspar intends to retire as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department in November 2025. “Vitor has worked to build up the institution’s expertise in all areas of public finance, including tax policy, revenue […]

U.S. Tariffs Exacerbate Macro Concerns for Mexican Corporates

March 5, 2025/Fitch Ratings The new 25% U.S. tariffs imposed on Mexican goods and uncertainties around trade relations significantly worsen the business environment for Mexico’s corporates, exacerbating macro concerns and threatening Mexico’s nearshoring prospects, says Fitch Ratings. The diversified industrials and autos sectors will be more directly affected, with issuers […]